CareFest, Resource Care’s annual musical event, is getting final touches so bands can take thestageonSaturday,Aug. 24, at Happy Wife, Happy Life venue.

The Agriculture Teachers Association of Texas presented awards to The Albany News and Albany resident Wesley Turner for the support of agriculture education at its conference, held Sunday-Friday, July 21-26 in Dallas. Albany agriculture teacher and FFA sponsor Chris Beard, who submitted nominations for both honors, accepted the awards on behalf of the recipients.

Registration for all Albany ISD students will open a little later than in previous years, according the Leigh Lowe, director of student services. Lowe said she hopes to have online registration open late next week, with in-person registration available at the high school campus for all grades on Aug.

The deadline to register for this year’s annual summer camps for kids at the Old Jail Art Center has officially passed, with all five events filled and staff members preparing for the first workshop next Tuesday. All the workshops are in person at the OJAC, held mostly in the Stasney Center.

Employees at Albany Food Mart were startled, then stunned on Tuesday afternoon when a power pole crashed through the roof of the building. “There were two people here, no customers, just the boss and me,” Tammy Boland said.“WethoughtLion Fuels blew up.

Albany artist Michael Christopher Matson and his sculpture “This Way Up” will be featured in the 38th biennial Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition in downtown Abilene, which willbecelebratedtheweekend of Sept. 20-21.

MISD classes to get underway Aug. 5 Moran Independent School District will hold its annual Meet the Teacher Night at 6:00 p.m.

Several Albany residents recently returned from a week-long mission trip to Belize. The group joined organizers Dee and Donnie Fitts of Seymour for their second trip to Bermudian Landing, a small rural village about 45 minutes from Belize City, according to local leader, Becky Wills.